Metacrusis vs Anacrusis - What's the difference?
metacrusis | anacrusis |
Metacrusis has no English definition.
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.
* 1989 , (Anthony Burgess), Any Old Iron :
Metacrusis is likely misspelled.
Metacrusis has no English definition.
As a noun anacrusis is
an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.metacrusis
Not English
Metacrusis has no English definition. It may be misspelled.English words similar to 'metacrusis':
metacarpus, motocross, metacarpals, motocrosses, metachrosis, midgrounds, midiskirts, metacorpusanacrusis
English
(wikipedia anacrusis)Noun
(anacruses)- Then Etheridge poised his baton, jerked an upbeat, and made the violinists speak the low G and A of their anacrusis .